New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL VIOLENCE) ACT 2007 - SECT 6

6 Meaning of "relative"

For the purposes of this Act, a person is a
"relative" of another person (the
"other person" )--

(a) if the person is--

(i) a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, father-in-law or mother-in-law, or

(ii) a son, daughter, grandson, grand-daughter, step-son, step-daughter, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, or

(iii) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother, step-sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, or

(iv) an uncle, aunt, uncle-in-law or aunt-in-law, or

(v) a nephew or niece, or

(vi) a cousin,

of the other person, or

(b) where the person has a de facto partner (the
"person's partner" )--if the other person is--

(i) a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father or step-mother, or

(ii) a son, daughter, grandson, grand-daughter, step-son or step-daughter, or

(iii) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister, or

(iv) an uncle or aunt, or

(v) a nephew or niece, or

(vi) a cousin,

of the person's partner.